• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2016

Leading national R&D project to design a PWR spent nuclear fuel interim dry storage system that has been under development since mid-2009, which consists of a dual purpose metal cask and concrete storage cask. To ensure the safe operation of dry storage systems in foreign countries, major confinement monitoring techniques currently consist of pressure and temperature measurement. In the case of a dual purpose metal cask, a pressure sensor is installed in the interspace of bolted double lid(primary and secondary lid) in order to measure pressure. A concrete storage cask is a canister based system made of double/redundant welded lid to ensure confinement integrity. For this reason, confinement monitoring method is real time temperature measurement by thermocouple placed in the air flow(air intake and exit) of the concrete structure(over pack and module). The use of various monitoring technologies and operating experiences for the interim dry storage system over the last decades in foreign countries were analyzed. On the basis of the analysis above, development of the confinement monitoring technology that can be used optimally in our system will be available in the near future.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2007

Spent nuclear fuel generated at nuclear power plants must be safely stored during interim storage periods. A dry storage cask to safely store the spent nuclear fuel should be able to adequately emit the decay heat from the spent nuclear fuel. Therefore, heat removal tests using a half scale dry storage cask have been performed to estimate the heat transfer characteristics of a dry storage cask under normal, off-normal, and accident conditions. In the normal condition, the heat transfer rate to an ambient atmosphere by convective air through a passive heat removal system reached 83%. Accordingly, the passive heat removal system is designed well and works adequately. In the off-normal condition, the influence of a half blockage in the inlet on the temperature appears minimal. In the accident condition, the temperature rose for 12 hours after the accident, but the temperature rise steadied after 36 hours.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.391-402
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• 2017

한국원자력환경공단에서는 국내 경수로 원전에서 발생된 사용후핵연료를 건식으로 저장할 수 있는 콘크리트 용기를 개발하였다. 본 저장용기는 사용후핵연료가 건식환경에서 장기간 저장되는 동안 용기 및 사용후핵연료의 건전성이 유지되며, 방사선량률이 저장시설의 설계기준을 초과하지 않도록 설계되어야 한다. 특히, 저장시설은 정상 및 사고조건에서 적절한 방사선 방호를 위한 차폐설계가 이루어져야 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 미국 10CFR72 및 10CFR20의 기술기준과 NRC의 표준 심사지침 NUREG-1536에서 제시한 평가방법에 따라 건식저장조건하에서 단일 콘크리트용기 및 $2{\times}10$ 용기배열조건의 선량율을 평가하였다. 평가결과, 일반인에 대한 연간선량 한도인 0.25 mSv를 만족하는 통제구역 경계까지의 거리는 약 230 m로 도출되었다. 콘크리트 저장용기의 설계사고는 $2{\times}10$ 배열의 저장시설에서 한 개의 저장용기가 이송 중 전도사고가 발생하여 용기의 바닥면이 통제구역 경계로 향하는 상황으로 가정하였다. 전도된 저장용기의 바닥면으로 부터 100 m 및 230 m 지점에서 각각 12.81 mSv 및 1.28 mSv로 평가되었다. 본 연구를 통해 건식저장조건에서 콘크리트 저장용기 및 저장시설은 적절하게 평가된 통제구역경계까지의 거리가 확보된다면 방사선적 안전성이 유지됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 평가결과만으로 건식환경의 저장용기(시설) 설계에 직접 적용하기는 어렵겠으나, 향후 '국가 고준위폐기물 관리 전략'에 근거한 원전내 저장시설 또는 중간저장 시설의 설계 및 운영에 유용한 자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.313-327
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• 1996

원전부지내(AR) 사용후핵연료 건식저장방식으로 횡형콘크리트 모듈방식, 금속 저장용기 방식, 콘크리트 저장용기 방식, 수송저장 겸용용기 방식 및 다목적용기 방식 등이 있다. 이중다목적용기 방식을 제외한 다른 방식들은 각각 운영인허가를 받아 이미 세계 각 국에서 사용후핵연료 AR 건식저장에 사용되고 있으며 다목적용기 방식도 최근 개발을 활발히 진행하고 있는 상태이다. AR 건식저장 시설을 운영하고 있거나 추진중인 나라는 미국, 일본, 독일, 캐나다, 스페인, 체코, 스위스 등으로 AR 건식저장을 거쳐 중간저장이나 재처리시설로 수송하는 방식을 채택하고 있다. 우리나라의 경우 월성에서 콘크리트 Silo 건식저장을 이미 사용하고 있으며 일부 다른 원자로도 사용후핵연료 저장능력이 한계에 도달하고 있는 현실을 감안할 때 AR 임시 저장은 불가피한 것으로 여겨진다. 본 보고서에서는 고리를 비롯한 국내원전에 적용 가능한 외국의 AR 저장 시스템 각각에 대하여 설계특성, 설계요건, 기술기준 및 현황 등을 논의하였다. 대부분의 경우 저장용기 인허가 기간은 20년으로 제한하고 있으며 전 수명기간동안 재질의 건전성, 밀봉유지 등이 중요하게 요구되고 있다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.503-516
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• 2023

A transfer cask serves as the container for transporting and handling canisters loaded with spent nuclear fuels from light water reactors. This study focuses on a cylindrical transfer cask, standing at 5,300 mm with an external diameter of 2,170 mm, featuring impact limiters on the top and bottom sides. The base of the cask body has an openable/closable lid for loading canisters with storage modules. The transfer cask houses a canister containing spent nuclear fuels from lightweight reactors, serving as the confinement boundary while the cask itself lacks the confinement structure. The objective of this study was to conduct a structural analysis evaluation of the transfer cask, currently under development in Korea, ensuring its safety. This evaluation encompasses analyses of loads under normal, off-normal, and accident conditions, adhering to NUREG-2215. Structural integrity was assessed by comparing combined results for each load against stress limits. The results confirm that the transfer cask meets stress limits across normal, off-normal, and accident conditions, establishing its structural safety.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2005년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.55-61
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• 2005

The seismic response tests of a spent fuel dry storage cask model of 1/8 scale are performed for an typical 1940 Elcentro earthquake. This paper focuses on the seismic response test data generation to check the overturing possibility of a storage cask and the slipping displacement on concrete slab bed. A simplified cask model is used to take into account the variations in seismic load magnitude and cask/bed interface friction. The test results show that the model gives an overturning response for an extreme condition.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.237-248
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• 2010

The safety of metal cask and concrete cask storage technology has been verified by CRIEPI through several research programs on demonstrative testing for the interim storage of spent fuel. The results have been reflected in the safety requirements for dry casks issued by NISA/METI (Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) of the Japanese government. On top of that, spent fuel integrity has been studied by the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES). This paper reviews these research programs. Future issues include the long-term integrity of cask components and high burn-up spent fuel.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제75권2호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2020

In this paper, a novel analytical method, Max-Min Approach (MMA), has been presented and applied to consider the nonlinear vibration of dry cask storage systems. The nonlinear governing equation of the structure has been developed using the shell theory. The MMA results are compared with numerical solutions derived by Runge-Kutta's Method (RKM). The results indicate a satisfying agreement between MMA and numerical solutions. Parametric studies have been conducted on the nonlinear frequency of dry casks. The phase-plan of the problem is also presented and discussed. The proposed approach can potentially ca be extended to highly nonlinear problems.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.427-438
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• 2013

In this paper we discuss spent fuel management options in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from two interrelated perspectives: Centralized dry cask storage and spent fuel pyroprocessing and burning in sodium fast reactors (SFRs). We argue that the ROK will run out of space for at-reactors spent fuel storage by about the year 2030 and will thus need to transition centralized dry cask storage. Pyroprocessing plant capacity, even if approved and successfully licensed and constructed by that time, will not suffice to handle all the spent fuel discharged annually. Hence centralized dry cask storage will be required even if the pyroprocessing option is successfully developed by 2030. Pyroprocessing is but an enabling technology on the path leading to fissile material recycling and burning in future SFRs. In this regard we discuss two SFR options under development in the U.S.: the Super Prism and the Travelling Wave Reactor (TWR). We note that the U.S. is further along in reactor development than the ROK. The ROK though has acquired more experience, recently in investigating fuel recycling options for SFRs. We thus call for two complementary joint R&D project to be conducted by U.S. and ROK scientists. One leading to the development of a demonstration centralized away-fromreactors spent fuel storage facility. The other involve further R&D on a combined SFR-fuel cycle complex based on the reactor and fuel cycle options discussed in the paper.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.245-253
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• 2006

사용후연료 건식저장용기의 전복사고조건에 대한 1/3 축소모델의 시험을 실시하여 전복해석에 대한 검증을 하였다. 전복해석은 전복각도에 따른 위치에너지와 동일한 운동에너지를 가지는 초기각속도를 이용하여 결정된 각 점에서의 속도를 충돌직전 모델에 대한 초기경계값으로 입력하여 해석하였다. 전복시험에 따른 캐니스터의 구조적 건전성을 확인하기 위하여 육안검사와 함께 액체침투법과 초음파 탐상법와 같은 비파괴검사를 실시하였다. 전복충격에 의하여 저장용기의 뚜껑 에 변형 이 발생되었지만 캐니스터의 구조적 건전성이 유지되었다. 시험에서 취득한 변형률과 가속도를 해석결과와 비교하여 해석 에 대한 검증을 실시하였다. 해석결과는 시험결과보다 대체로 두 배 정도의 큰 값을 주는 것으로 나타났다.